Environmental Specialist

5-7 Years

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Undertake factual technical reporting with a view to developing interpretative skills in the analysis of results from investigations:

Data management e.g., use of ESdat, EQuIS, and similar tools, interpretation, and reporting.
Environmental assessment and planning including baseline environmental investigations, due diligence investigations, environmental hazard identification, and/or risk assessment.
Assist with contaminated site assessments, hazardous waste site characterization, regulatory permitting services.
Remediation system performance optimization, monitoring, and reporting.
Environmental audits and review of compliance.

Contribute to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing.
Maintain program/project timelines and specific schedule to assure timely completion of work in a safe and compliant manner.
Internal communication (Project Manager, Office Manager, Senior Staff) necessary to achieve program/project goals, timeliness, and quality management objectives.
Work in a collaborative way, taking direction from and supporting senior staff, to achieve project goals and meet deadlines.
Develop and maintain good relationships with both new and existing clients, being able to effectively represent WSP when required.
Demonstrate Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) excellence, including but not limited to, entering HSSE learnings into WSP's learnings database.
All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

BS degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Geology, or Equivalent Course.
Minimum 5-7 years experience in the environmental field.
Experience in software/tools such as ESdat, EQuIS, ArcGIS, or QGIS desired but not required.
Working in international and diverse environments and demonstrates competence in relevant technical discipline.
Demonstrates understanding of applicable legislation, standards, guidelines, codes of practice and the like.Ability to prepare and format quality technical information as required (such as reports, memos, presentations, models, software or data) on small to medium projects.
Must have a strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Collaborates effectively with others across functions.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and MS Teams.
Self-starter and stays flexible for when priorities quickly change.
Ability to work effectively and efficiently on global networked computers using current software applications.
Strong team worker, with enthusiastic, can-do approach, with ability to coordinate and work as one team.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team.